The association between ownership of common household devices and obesity and diabetes in high, middle and low income countries

Household devices (e.g., television, car, computer) are common in high income countries, and their use has been linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. We hypothesized that device ownership is associated with obesity and diabetes and that these effects are explained through reduced physical...

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Published in:	Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 186; no. 4; pp. 258 - 266
Main Authors:	Lear, Scott A., Teo, Koon, Gasevic, Danijela, Zhang, Xiaohe, Poirier, Paul P., Rangarajan, Sumathy, Seron, Pamela, Kelishadi, Roya, Tamil, Azmi Mohd, Kruger, Annamarie, Iqbal, Romaina, Swidan, Hani, Gómez-Arbeláez, Diego, Yusuf, Rita, Chifamba, Jephat, Kutty, V. Raman, Karsidag, Kubilay, Kumar, Rajesh, Li, Wei, Szuba, Andrzej, Avezum, Alvaro, Diaz, Rafael, Anand, Sonia S., Rosengren, Annika, Yusuf, Salim
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Canada Joule Inc 04.03.2014 CMA Impact, Inc Canadian Medical Association
Subjects:	Adult ADULTS Aged Anthropometry Automobiles Computers Consumer electronics Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Developed Countries Developing Countries Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - epidemiology Endocrinology and Diabetes Endokrinologi och diabetes Energy Intake Female Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa och socialmedicin FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRES Health aspects Households Humans Income - statistics & numerical data INTERHEART Low income groups Male Middle Aged Motor Activity MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Ownership Physical fitness PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY POPULATION Prospective Studies Public Health, Global Health and Social Medicine RISK Risk factors Surveys and Questionnaires TELEVISION Type 2 diabetes VIEWING TIME WEIGHT STATUS Canada
ISSN:	0820-3946, 1488-2329, 1488-2329
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